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1 unable
[ʌn'eɪbl]adj* * *(without enough strength, power, skill, opportunity, information etc to be able (to do something): I am unable to get out of bed; I shall be unable to meet you for lunch today.) niezdolny -
2 out of hand
(unable to be controlled: The angry crowd was getting out of hand.) spod kontroli -
3 bankrupt
['bæŋkrʌpt] 1. adj 2. nbankrut mto be bankrupt — być w stanie bankructwa, być bankrutem
* * *1. adjective(unable to pay one's debts: He has been declared bankrupt.) zbankrutowany2. noun(a person who is unable to pay his debts.) bankrut3. verb(to make bankrupt: His wife's extravagance soon bankrupted him.) doprowadzić do bankructwa -
4 lame
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5 anaesthetise
verb (to make (someone) unable to feel pain etc (by giving an anaesthetic to).) znieczulać -
6 anaesthetize
verb (to make (someone) unable to feel pain etc (by giving an anaesthetic to).) znieczulać -
7 angry
['æŋgrɪ]adjto be angry with sb/at sth — złościć się na kogoś/o coś
to get angry — rozgniewać się ( perf), rozzłościć się ( perf)
to make sb angry — rozzłościć ( perf) kogoś, rozgniewać ( perf) kogoś
* * *1) (feeling or showing anger: He was so angry that he was unable to speak; angry words; She is angry with him; The sky looks angry - it is going to rain.) rozzłoszczony, gniewny2) (red and sore-looking: He has an angry cut over his left eye.) zaogniony -
8 blind
[blaɪnd] 1. adjniewidomy, ślepy2. nblind (to) fig — ślepy (na +acc)
( for window) roleta f; (also: Venetian blind) żaluzja f3. vtto turn a blind eye (on/to) — przymykać (przymknąć perf) oko (na +acc)
* * *1. adjective1) (not able to see: a blind man.) niewidomy2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) ślepy3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) przysłaniający, niewidoczny4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) dla niewidomych2. noun1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) żaluzja, zasłona2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) zasłona dymna, kamuflaż3. verb(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) oślepić- blinding- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) zawiązać oczy5. adjective, adverb(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) z zawiązanymi oczyma- the blind leading the blind -
9 breathe
[briːð] 1. vtoddychać (odetchnąć perf) +instr2. viPhrasal Verbs:* * *[bri:ð]1) (to draw in and let out (air etc) from the lungs: He was unable to breathe because of the smoke; She breathed a sigh of relief.) oddychać2) (to tell (a secret): Don't breathe a word of this to anyone.) pisnąć•- breather -
10 colour-blind
['kʌləblaɪnd]adj* * *adjective (unable to tell the difference between certain colours: As he was colour-blind he could not distinguish between red and green.) daltonista -
11 deaf
[dɛf]adj* * *[def]1) (unable to hear: She has been deaf since birth.) głuchy2) ((with to) refusing to understand or to listen: He was deaf to all arguments.) głuchy•- deafness- deafen
- deafening
- deaf-mute
- fall on deaf ears
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12 dyslexia
[dɪs'lɛksɪə]n* * *[dis'leksiə](a difficulty with reading or writing that some people have because they are unable to see words as meaningful shapes or the differences between letters.) dysleksja- dyslexic -
13 fog-bound
adjective (unable to move or function because of fog: The plane is fog-bound.) unieruchomiony przez mgłę -
14 foolproof
['fuːlpruːf]adj* * *adjective (unable to go wrong: His new plan seems completely foolproof.) niezawodny -
15 freeze
[friːz] 1. pt froze, pp frozen, viweather mrozić (przymrozić perf); liquid, pipe zamarzać (zamarznąć perf); person ( with cold) marznąć (zmarznąć perf); ( from fear) zastygać (zastygnąć perf) (w bezruchu)Phrasal Verbs:2. vt 3. n( cold weather) przymrozek m; (on arms, wages) zamrożenie nt* * *[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) zamarzać, zamrażać2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) być/spaść poniżej zera3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) zamrozić, zamarzać4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) zamrażać5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) zamierać6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) zamrozić2. noun(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) mróz- freezer- freezing
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- freezing-point
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16 frustrated
[frʌs'treɪtɪd]adj* * *1) (disappointed; unhappy; not satisfied: She is very unhappy and frustrated as a teacher.) rozczarowany, sfrustrowany2) (unable to have the kind of job, career etc that one would like: Literary critics are often frustrated writers.) niedoszły -
17 helpless
['hɛlplɪs]adj( incapable) bezradny; ( defenceless) bezbronny* * *adjective (needing the help of other people; unable to do anything for oneself: A baby is almost completely helpless.) bezradny -
18 hold (someone) hostage
(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) brać jako zakładników -
19 hold (someone) hostage
(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) brać jako zakładników -
20 hopeless
['həuplɪs]adj* * *1) (not likely to be successful: It's hopeless to try to persuade him; a hopeless attempt; The future looks hopeless.) beznadziejny2) ((with at) not good: I'm a hopeless housewife; He's hopeless at French.) beznadziejny3) (unable to be stopped, cured etc: The doctors considered the patient's case hopeless; He's a hopeless liar/idiot.) beznadziejny
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unable to be disposed of — index inalienable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unable to be evaded — index compulsory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unable to be expressed — index ineffable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unable to be fixed — index irremediable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary